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#DB009D

#db009d ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#db009d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 0% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 28.31% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 316.99°, with 100% saturation and 42.94% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1749

Complementary

  1. #db009d
  2. #00db3e

Split complementary

  1. #db009d
  2. #2fdb00
  3. #00dbac

Analogous

  1. #ac00db
  2. #db009d
  3. #db002f

Triadic

  1. #db009d
  2. #9ddb00
  3. #009ddb

Tetradic

  1. #db009d
  2. #db3e00
  3. #00db3e
  4. #009ddb

Square

  1. #db009d
  2. #dbac00
  3. #00db3e
  4. #002fdb

Monochromatic

  1. #42002f
  2. #8e0066
  3. #db009d
  4. #ff28c2
  5. #ff75d8

Shades

#db009d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db009d
  2. #c5008d
  3. #af007e
  4. #99006e
  5. #83005e
  6. #6e004f
  7. #58003f
  8. #42002f
  9. #2c001f
  10. #160010
  11. #000000

Tints

#db009d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db009d
  2. #df1aa7
  3. #e233b1
  4. #e64dba
  5. #e966c4
  6. #ed80ce
  7. #f199d8
  8. #f4b3e2
  9. #f8cceb
  10. #fbe6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db009d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db009d
  2. #d20d9a
  3. #c91a97
  4. #c02694
  5. #b73391
  6. #ae408f
  7. #a44d8c
  8. #9b5a89
  9. #926686
  10. #897383
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a75b86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375fa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #778099 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb005c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964a9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8649b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5007b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db009d {
  color: #db009d;
}
Background
.bg-db009d {
  background-color: #db009d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-db009d {
  border: 2px solid #db009d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db009d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 0 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 317 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db009d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db009d, #db002f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db009d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 0 157 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.06 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.10 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 8.31 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.89 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 9.04 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 9.45 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 11.31 #24ff62 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#db009d  rgb(219, 0, 157)  hsl(317, 100%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#00db3e  rgb(0, 219, 62)  hsl(137, 100%, 43%)  Malachite
#9ddb00  rgb(157, 219, 0)  hsl(77, 100%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#009ddb  rgb(0, 157, 219)  hsl(197, 100%, 43%)  Carolina Blue